Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Knower was born on 18 January 1797, in Massachusetts, United States, his father, George Knower, was 43 and his mother, Nancy Shute, was 29. He married Susannah Stratton on 1 December 1822, in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons. He lived in New York, United States in 1870 and Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States in 1875.
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- Samuel Knower, "United States Census, 1850"
- Samuel Knower, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Samuel Knower, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1819 · 67 Streets in Brooklyn By 1819
A village map dated April 8, 1819 shows sixty seven streets. The widest streets measured 60 feet wide while the narrowest street, Doughty Street, measured 20 feet wide.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
English (Kent and Sussex): topographic name from Middle English knowle ‘knoll, hilltop’ + the locative suffix -er. See also Knoll .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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